Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This cannot be described as a good picture, but humorous warm-heartedness, backed up by Irish melodies, gives it entertainment value. Singing and sound recording are extremely good and though there are some weak spots in the acting there is strength in the character parts. Binkie Stuart, the four-year-old, acts with a childishness which is itself pleasing, but she is rather an anxious looking little star. Photography is adequate except for close-ups taken from slightly below the mouth level of the unfortunate singer." [3]
Kine Weekly wrote: "Musical melodrama of marital vicissitude, inspired by the evergreen Irish ballad. Binkie Stuart, England's latest child prodigy, is the key-piece in the artless but popular jigsaw of comedy, drama, sentiment and song, and she, considering her tender years, puts over a performance of astonishing versatility. She will draw whinnies of delight from the womenfolk, and this alone should be more than good enough to get the film over in provincial, suburban, industrial and family halls. ... A worthy companion picture to Danny Boy, this film ambles amiably between grime and glamour to the tune of tender Irish melodies. The juvenile element is, of course, the most intriguing, and this, thanks to the cleverness of the child star, brings to the showmanlike alternation of essentials the quality of feminine appeal that will more than atone for the artlessness of the whole." [4]
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